Archive · 28 Jan 2026
Matt Henry Makes History in T20I
Matt Henry, a cricket player from New Zealand, did something amazing in a cricket match against India.
He took two wickets in the very first ball of the game in two matches in a row.
This has never been done before in cricket history.
The first time, he got out Sanju Samson, and the second time, he got out Abhishek Sharma.
Another player, Naser Baluch, had done something similar in a different tournament last year, but Matt Henry is the first to do it in international cricket.
This makes him very special and he has made history in cricket.
Matt Henry took the wicket of Abhishek Sharma in the first ball of the second innings of the 4th T20I between India and New Zealand.
He had previously taken the wicket of Sanju Samson in the first ball of the previous game.
This makes him the first player in history to take two wickets in the first ball of an innings in two consecutive games.
He is the second player to achieve this feat in the same T20I series, after Naser Baluch of Sweden in the Nordic Twenty20 Cup in 2023.
Henry's achievement is a historic moment in cricket.
- Who
- Matt Henry
- What
- Became the first player to take two wickets in the first ball of an innings in two consecutive games
- When
- During the 4th T20I between India and New Zealand
- Where
- India vs New Zealand T20I series
- Why
- He took the wicket of Abhishek Sharma in the first ball of the second innings and had previously taken the wicket of Sanju Samson in the first ball of the previous game
- Player
- Matt Henry
- Teams
- India vs New Zealand
- Match
- 4th T20I
- Wickets
- Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson
- Feat
- First player to take two wickets in the first ball of an innings in two consecutive games
- Previous Record Holder
- Naser Baluch
- Year of Previous Record
- 2023
- Tournament of Previous Record
- Nordic Twenty20 Cup